Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
— Alpine skier —
File:Hubertus von Hohenlohe - Amadeus Awards 2013.jpg
Disciplines DH, SG, GS, SL, combined
Born (1959-02-02) February 2, 1959 (age 66)
Mexico City, Mexico
World Cup debut December 12, 1981
Website www.hubertushohenlohe.com
Olympics
Teams 6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2010, 2014)
Medals 0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 16 (1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Medals 0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 13
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Overall titles 0
Discipline titles 0

Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 2 February 1959 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Alpine skier, photographer, businessman, and a pop singer known as Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He is descended from the reigning dynasty of a former principality in what is now the northeastern of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Under Mexican law nobility titles are not recognized, even in those cases of dual citizenship.

Life

A son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Ira of Fürstenberg, Hubertus was born in Mexico City, Mexico where his father ran a Volkswagen factory. His grandmother is half Mexican.[1] He lived in Mexico for the first four years of his life and then moved to Spain. He later studied in Austria and his main residence was in Vienna, where he works as a photographer and artist. Although he has Mexican nationality, which makes him eligible to compete for Mexico, he only spends a few weeks a year there. He is fluent in several languages and grew up in Europe, mainly Austria. Hohenlohe had a brother named Christoph (1956–2006) and has two half-sisters (Arriana Mara and Désirée). He currently resides in Liechtenstein, of which he is also a citizen.[2] His uncle Max von Hohenlohe competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He is first cousins with Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Sports career

Hohenlohe founded the Mexican Ski Federation in 1981 and first skied for Mexico at a Winter Olympics at the 1984 games in Sarajevo. After the 1984 Winter Olympics, Hohenlohe managed to participate in three more Olympic Games. He qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, but the Mexican Olympic Committee decided not to send a one-man team to the Winter Games that year.

Hohenlohe has stated that the only reason why he continues to participate is because it seems that the "exotic skiers" (those from countries without a tradition in winter sports) are disappearing, and that he wants to keep that tradition alive.[citation needed] Since 1982, he has participated in 15 World Championships and set a World Record.[citation needed] Hohenlohe was expected to retire following the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships, after breaking his leg during a World Cup slalom race on January 28, 2007, eliminating him from the competition in Åre.[3]

He came back to competition in 2009 and competed in his 12th World Championship, the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Hubertus was the sole athlete in the Mexican team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He participated in two alpine skiing disciplines, the Men's Giant Slalom (78th) and the Men's Slalom (46th).[4] At 51, he was the oldest athlete at the games.[5] He also competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics,[6] where he was Mexico's sole athlete again. He participated in slalom but did not finish after a fall during the first run.[7]

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Family of Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Prince Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Countess Gabriele of Trauttmansdorff- Weinsberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Prince Max Egon of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Erwin, Count von Schönborn-Buchheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Countess Anna von Schönborn-Buchheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Countess Franziska of Trauttmansdorff- Weinsberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Francisco-María de Yturbe y Anciola
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Manuel de Yturbe y del Villar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Cipriana del Villar y Baquero
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. María de la Piedad de Yturbe y von Scholtz-Hersmendorff, Marchioness of Belvís de las Navas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Enrique von Scholtz-Hermensdorff y Caravaca, Marquess of Belvís de las Navas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. María de la Trinidad von Scholtz-Hermensdorff y Caravaca, Marchioness of Belvís de las Navas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Maria Carlota de Behr y Grund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Maximilian Egon I, Prince of Fürstenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Prince Carl Emil of Fürstenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Countess Leontine of Khevenhüller-Metsch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Prince Tassilo of Fürstenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Count Tassilo Festetics von Tolna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Maria Festetics von Tolna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Mary Victoria Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Ira of Fürstenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Giovanni Agnelli
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Edoardo Agnelli
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Clara Boselli
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Clara Jeanne Agnelli
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince of San Faustino
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Jane Allen Campbell
 
 
 
 
 
 
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Mexico
Vancouver 2010
Sochi 2014		 Succeeded by
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  7. ↑ Olympics Mexican mariachi von Hohenlohe crashes out slalom Global Post, retrieved 28 February 2014
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